It’s time to talk kitchens and the trends we’re seeing for 2023 and we’re excited to see the new trends coming through already!
When it comes to overall design, white is out. And while white still has a place in the kitchen, people are moving towards warmer shades of white, accented by colourful splash backs and/or cabinetry.
Butler’s pantries are becoming increasingly more popular along with oversized kitchen islands. We’re also seeing more incorporation of technology in the kitchen and statement lights.
Cabinetry and Benchtops
While the farmhouse trend is slowing making way for a more coastal vibe, the shaker-style cabinets associated with the farmhouse and Hamptons look continue to make an appearance. We’re also seeing a lot more of a two-toned look with colourful cabinetry on the bottom and more subdued timber or white cabinetry on top. Contrasting islands are also becoming increasingly popular to add a bit of warmth or colour to the kitchen/living space.
Stone benchtops are continuing to trend but rather than going for the popular grey veins we’ve been seeing this past year, warmer gold-like hues are starting to take preference.
Colours
This year is all about warm tones and textures and coastal vibes. Hues of greens and blues mixed with other muted colours like soft terracotta and sandy colours are becoming increasingly more popular. While the sage green’s that we’ve been seeing lately are still popular, ocean blues are starting to take over for more of a coastal vibe.
Splashbacks
Extending the stone benchtops to the splashback is a continuing trend that we’ve had installed on a number of our kitchen renovations. Not only does it bring a sense of luxury to your kitchen but it also eliminates the grievances of cleaning grout lines. But using the splashback to bring colour and texture to the kitchen also continues to be popular. Think textured subway tiles, decorative pressed-metal look tiles and hand-made look square tiles.
Technology
With technology playing such a large part of our lives these days, it’s only natural that our kitchens start accommodating all our gizmos and gadgets. We’ve already been installing hidden power points and USB ports but more and more people are including charger stations and device holders to store and hold whatever device we’re using whilst in the kitchen.
Tapware
Once upon a time one of the biggest crimes in a kitchen design was to use different coloured metals. If you had a chrome tap, any other metals in your kitchen had to be chrome. This rule has been completely scrapped and you can now mix and match metals as you please – but the experts would tell you to keep it to three finishes and to only mix warm-toned metals with each other (ie. gold, brass and copper), using neutral contrasts or to only mix cool-toned metals such as chrome and nickel with neutral colours (black is considered both warm and cool).
Overall, the 2023 kitchen trends are all about creating a sense of playfulness as well as style by combining a range of textures and colours. And we’re so excited to see what designs our clients come up with.
And we understand that colour is not for everyone so if you’re still after a white kitchen, we can do that too. As long as we get to create a space that you love and that you feel works for you, we are more than happy to make this happen.
